Artificial calf



J. G. BALDEA ARTIFICIAL CALF Filed March 50, 1929 Feb. 18, 1930.

. T Figure 3 is an interior plan View. ment of the operating member 21. s Figure 4 is a top edge view, and In the use of the device the calf is applied T 9 Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on as shown in Figure 1, the zipper fastener or 80 the line 5-5 in Figure 3. the other form of fastener lying at the side of v Patented Feb. 18,1930 I 'UNITEDSTATES "PATENT OFFICE Application filed March 30, 1929. Serial No. 351,433.

The present invention relates to improvemade in the same piece with the sheets 7 and ments in artificial calf, and has for an ob- 9, being doubled or returned upon" itself as ject to provide an improved artificial calf indicated at 13 so as to provide an uninteradapted to be worn under the hose to impart a rupted joint. I

c 5 fleshier appearance and a better shape to the The front edge of the sheet 8 is preferably 5 leg. overlapped, as indicated at 14 upon the inner Another object of the invention is to pro surface of the sheet 9 and is held thereto as vide an improved artificial calf which is by water proof cement, or other material. adapted for washing, and will notbe de- The leather 5 preferably extends beyond 1' stroyed by perspiration, but which will rethe edge of the sponge rubber 6 to form a re- 00 tain its shape for a long period of time and inforcement for the fastening. The upper which will fit to the leg without its presence edges of the sheets 7 and 9 are turned over being noticeable. as indicated at 16 and 17 in Figure 8 and se- With the foregoing and other objects in cured to adjacent inner portions by rubber view, the invention will be more fully decement or other appropriate material and scribed hereinafter, and Willbe more particuthe lower edges may be similarly overturned larly pointed out in the claims appended or the lower edges of the rubber sheets may hereto. be joined in any other appropriate way.

' In the drawings, wherein like symbols re- The device may be clamped together about fer to like or corresponding parts throughthe leg by any appropriate fastenings, pref- 79 out the several views, erably by means of the fastening shown in Figure 1 is a side view of an improved arthe drawings, which is known as the zipper tificial calf constructed according to the presfastening. This fastening is carried by wicks ent invention and shown as embracing the leg or tapes 18' having the complemental fastenindicated in dotted lines. ing members 19 and 20, and the slidable oper- 75 Figure 2 is a longitudinal section taken on ating member 21 by which the members 19 the line 2 2 in Figure 4 through the device. and 20 are opened and closed by sliding move- Referring more particularly to the drawthe leg so as not to be observable and the ings the device consists of a calf portion or lower and upper portions of the device are section and a front portion or section. The tapered to merge into adjoining portions of calfportion is preferably composed of a piece the leg. The leather 5 and sponge rubber 6 of soft and flexible leather 5, and a quantity will be built up to the shape of the calf and of sponge rubber 6. In place of the sponge will add to the bulk of the calf, imparting a rubber hair, cotton, wool or other appropriate fieshier and a better shape. material may be substituted and I use the The device may be washed when desired, term sponge rubber to include all such soft the rubber sheets protecting the encased pliable materials. The sponge rubber 6 is leather whlch adds the requisite stiffness to placed on the inside of the leather, that is the device retaining its shape for along time. next adjacent the leg and both the leather 113 15; further to be noted that the padded and sponge rubber are covered by thin flexible portion of the device extends only at the sheets of rubber 7 and 8 to protect the leather back and sides of the leg and that the exand sponge rubber from water and from the tremely thin rubber sheet 9 is stretched across perspiration of the leg. The front leg section the front of the leg and about the shin bone is composed of a thin sheet of flexible rubber so that the device 1s held securely 1n place 9. The sheet 9 may be a continuation of the and adds no substantial addltional thickness 50 rubber sheet 7 and the rubber sheet 8 may be where it is not requlred. The stretching of p the thin sheet 9 Will also serve to hold the de-.

vice in place more securely than if the device Was thickened all around. 7

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment. Qf this. invention Without departing ifronm the spirit zth-e-reof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is 1. An artificial calf comprising a calfsection composed of leatherand spongerubber, and thin sheets of rubber enclosing the leather and sponge rubber, a ,front section o'fthin sheetrubber for stretching o-ver,th=e front of the, leg and. jointed at one edgezto the calf section. and fastening means at the Sl(1'{0f.th6 le-gbetweemthe free edgesofthe calfand front sections.

,An artificial calf comprising:connected calfia-nd :frontsectionsz opening atwtheside of the leg, a stiflening layerin :thecalfsection, a layer oisoftvmaterialin the calf-section be tween the legendstiffening-layer, said sections having rein-forced edges at the :op ening and fastening means onthegreinforced-redges.

.3. ,An. artificial calf comprising a calf section of superposedthinrubber-sheets, a front section of .a -tl1in rubber sheet in one piece with one of the calfsection sheets andrhaving the free edge. of the other .calf. section ;sheet overlapped and secured .thereon -therupper edges of .the outer sheets being-overturned on the inner sheets and secured thereto, stiffening and cushioning means in the calf, and fastening-means tfor .the sections.

JOHN G. .BALDEA. 

